Our empirical criterion for a series of theories is that it should produce new facts. The idea of growth and the concept of empirical character are s… - Imre Lakatos

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Our empirical criterion for a series of theories is that it should produce new facts. The idea of growth and the concept of empirical character are soldered into one.

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About Imre Lakatos

Imre Lakatos (November 9, 1922 – February 2, 1974) was a Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science, known for his thesis of the fallibility of mathematics and its 'methodology of proofs and refutations' in its pre-axiomatic stages of development, and also for introducing the concept of the 'research programme' in his methodology of scientific research programmes.

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Pen Names: Imre Molnár
Native Name: Lakatos Imre
Alternative Names: Imre Lipschitz
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